Cheney can help Sit and Be Fit

Sit and Be Fit founder and host Mary Ann Wilson with the Aurora Gold Award she received for the COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) workout.

A nationally syndicated exercise show is coming to Cheney looking for volunteers to help them prove a point – that staying healthy and fit doesn't have to be rigorous and hard.

"Sit and Be Fit," a Public Broadcasting System exercise show and non-profit health organization that began in Spokane 26 years ago is holding an informational meeting Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Cheney Care Center to sign up volunteers for a study they hope will provide hard data on the success of the exercise regime. Eight Eastern Washington University seniors are supervising the study as part of their exercise sci...